An Inquiry Into the Usage of Baptizo and the Nature of Judaic Baptism

by James W. Dale

Publisher:

Wm. Rutter & Co.

, 1869

Overview

Baptism by blood, fire, and drowning exemplify some of the ways Old Testament baptism took place—a stark contrast to the New Testament’s baptism by water. Compiling the works of Jewish writers from both Testaments, including the Apocrypha, Dale chronologically orders them so as to provide a panoramic view of the way Judaic baptism has changed throughout the Bible.

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Key Features

• List of authors and works quoted
• Outline of the practice of baptism throughout the Old and New Testaments

Product Details

• Title: An Inquiry Into the Usage of Baptizo and the Nature of Judaic Baptism
• Author: James Wilkinson Dale
• Publisher: William Rutter & Co.
• Publication Date: 1871
• Pages: 810

About James W. Dale

James Wilkinson Dale (1812–1881) was born in Delaware. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania, he went on to study theology and medicine at Andover, Princeton, and then University of Pennsylvania once again. Involved with both the American Bible Society and the temperance movement, Dale also became an ordained pastor. He is best known for his highly academic writings on the subject of baptism.